One of the core motifs and themes of Vindictus is the struggle of humans in a world that was once ruled by gods. The third major "arc" of the story of Vindictus is getting its next update, known as the "Aes Sidhe" update. Players can look forward to an expansion of Vindictus's story, as well as a new raid - [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 133: eSports, Housing, MapleStory 2, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 133 - Omer (@remotayx) and Erhan (@Ehaltay) This is episode one hundred and thirty three of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. As always we jumped right into the [...]
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A last minute deal was finally struck between Activsion Blizzard and Twitch for broadcasting rights to the newly created Overwatch League just 1 day before matches begin on January 10th. While no financial details of the deal were disclosed, SportsBusinessDaily is reporting that the deal is worth "at least $90M" which would make it the biggest exclusive eSports broadcasting deal [...]
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There's no question to e-sports scene is growing, but despite all the hype I'm just not convinced its quite 'taken off' just yet. Total tournament winnings have been increasing year by year (see chart), but the majority of that cash is concentrated among 3 titles: Dota 2, Counter Strike Global Offensive, and League of Legends. Overwatch laid much of the [...]
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In an investor presentation released in November Black Desert Online's developer, Pearl Abyss, revealed some interesting statistics about the game. The one that caught my eye most was that in Q3, 2017 Black Desert generated 57% of its sales from the "Americas / Europe" region, whereas South Korea only accounted for 18% of sales; the remaining 26% came from other [...]
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In the immortal words of Queen, another one bites the dust. Tiger Knight: Empire War is scheduled to shut down tomorrow, January 10th, 2018. It's definitely sad to see Tiger Knight shut down, as unlike other free to play titles, this one was actually unique. Tiger Knight: Empire War was a action strategy PvP game which kind of felt like [...]
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World of Warcraft players have long-since wanted a new way to easily, and directly, get a 100% legendary item for their specs. In the latest PTR update for World of Warcraft, players can purchase Purified Titan Essence from Arcanomancer Vridiel in Dalaran, for 175 Wakening Essences. When used, a Legion Legendary item will be granted to the player, appropriate for [...]
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PUBG has been having some issues with cheaters and aimbotters, as many people can attest to. The popular game has many players who don't care about playing fair and square, and merely want to see that "#1" at the end of the game. In their patch notes announcement, PUBG Corp renews their drive to provide a good gameplay experience, and [...]
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Bae Jae Hyun was the Producer of NCSoft's Latest PC MMORPG, Blade & Soul, and back in June 2017, NCSoft's stock went down by 11.41%. Hyun held the position of Vice President of NCSoft when he sold 8,000 of his shares in the company, worth about 3 Million USD. The plunge in stock worth was a direct result of consumer [...]
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We've covered Neverwinter's latest update, Swords of Chult, numerous times on our website, but today is the day that Swords of Chult is live on consoles. In press releases sent out, Swords of Chult brings with it a "dynamic, endgame Skirmish to Port Nyanzaru," as well as PvP, inventory management, and adjustments to the refinement system, namely being able to [...]
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